Some updates for fall/winter '24

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       <h3 class="f4 bold center mw6 alegreya-700"><span class="dark-pink">Now</span> Professionally</h3>
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-  eSolia has been in our "Work Styling" location for a couple of years now, after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city.  <br><br>
+  <strong>eSolia is 25</strong>, which we're really proud of! 🎉🥳🎊
+  <br><br>
+  eSolia has been in our "WorkStyling" location at Shiodome near Shimbashi, for a couple of years now after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city.  <br><br>
 
   As a professional services company, we need to increase our process maturity so our success depends less upon individual quality, rather having that quality built in by default. It was a sea change to move to a remote or mobile office situation, and we took advantage of the situation to really revamp how we do things. We migrated everything to Microsoft M365 early in 2023, and have been working hard on becoming compliant with ISO 27001 so that we have a solid information security program in place. <br><br>
 
-  Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href="https://webhook.site/" target="_blank">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href="https://updown.io/" target="_blank">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href="https://usefathom.com/" target="_blank">Fathom Analytics</a> for website analytics. <br><br>
+  Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. So far, this is working out pretty well. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href="https://webhook.site/" target="_blank">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href="https://updown.io/" target="_blank">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href="https://usefathom.com/" target="_blank">Fathom Analytics</a> for website and app analytics. <br><br>
 
   Some superior services I'm working with recently are <a href="https://postmarkapp.com" target="_blank">Postmark</a> for sending transactional and broadcast emails, <a href="https://improvmx.com" target="_blank">ImprovMX</a> for flexibly receiving and forwarding email, <a href="https://www.usebouncer.com/" target="_blank">Bouncer</a> for validating and verifying email addresses, and <a href="https://deno.com/deploy" target="_blank">Deno Deploy</a> and <a href="https://www.netlify.com/" target="_blank">Netlify</a> for efficiently hosting websites.
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       <h3 class="f4 bold center mw6 alegreya-700"><span class="dark-pink">Now</span> Personally</h3>
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-  For the past few months I have been so busy at work that I have not had time to do much personally. I feel like I'm behind, but I'm trying to stay positive! 🍀<br><br>
+  It has been a busy six months. At work we launched an office in May, and another in Oct, and I have been just struggling to feel really rested. I went to the US for a visit in Aug, but then felt completely "brain fogged" for a good 6 weeks. Not the best, from a mental health perspective, but I think that is past now. 🍀<br><br>
 
-  A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I really want to see Dune 2 in a theater. 😻<br><br>
+  A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I didn't see Dune 2 in a theater, but really enjoyed it on the TV. What a wonderful production; Villeneuve did a great job. 😻<br><br>
 
-  In May 2021, our Shiba "Maru" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href="http://www.petcaregreen.com/" target="_blank">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found "Green". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. 🙌🏻<br><br>
+  In May 2021, our Shiba "Maru" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href="http://www.petcaregreen.com/" target="_blank">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found "Green". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. He has a routine when he comes back: he rips his bedding out of his crate, and violently shakes it. 🫨<br><br>
 
-  Last year I got into hiking, after being cajoled into it by Daughter 1. I'd been hiking on some low hills around Kamakura, but she said "why don't we do some real mountain climbing". In June we went to Kurogi in Gunma, and although it kicked my butt, I got hooked and did a lot of climbing after that. It's great and not so expensive, so long as you don't go gear crazy.  <br><br>
+  This summer I just did not have time to go hiking at all, despite really liking it. Instead I just jogged a lot, and got some "barefoot sandals" from Xero to jog in, which was interesting. I'm wearing normal sneakers now as it's cold, but they feel totally weird under foot.  <br><br>
 
-  Our new house is still holding up well, also it's a bit worse for wear with Maru sometimes trying to eat the walls or floor. 😮‍💨 Our renters had a small dog, and when they moved out we found out that it had bitten the door frames in several places. In the end we are selling that land so we have an easier time during retirement. Having land in Japan just means you pay tax on it, and have to maintain it. The bamboo forest behind us had been sold, and finally last May, a "SD Create" pharmacy / small supermarket opened up. The traffic has not been a problem, and it's super convenient to have it there in the backyard, practically. It's like having a big refrigerator next door.   <br><br>
+  We are finally selling our land next door, but the buyer is grousing about whether they can actually buy it at the price they promised. Our point to selling it is, there's nothing on it, so it requires gardening maintenance throughout the warm months, and we have to pay tax on it. We are selling it to make our retirement easier, but there are some risks with having new houses then new people moving in. <br><br>
 
-  I continue to be impressed with my <a href="https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. <br><br>
+  I continue to be impressed with my <a href="https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. Now they have released a slightly bigger version, which I think I now "need". ⌨️<br><br>
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-    eSolia has been in our "Work Styling" location for a couple of years now, after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city.  <br><br>
+    <strong>eSolia is 25</strong>, which we're really proud of! 🎉🥳🎊
+    <br><br>
+    eSolia has been in our "WorkStyling" location at Shiodome near Shimbashi, for a couple of years now after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city.  <br><br>
 
     As a professional services company, we need to increase our process maturity so our success depends less upon individual quality, rather having that quality built in by default. It was a sea change to move to a remote or mobile office situation, and we took advantage of the situation to really revamp how we do things. We migrated everything to Microsoft M365 early in 2023, and have been working hard on becoming compliant with ISO 27001 so that we have a solid information security program in place. <br><br>
 
-    Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href="https://webhook.site/" target="_blank">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href="https://updown.io/" target="_blank">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href="https://usefathom.com/" target="_blank">Fathom Analytics</a> for website analytics. <br><br>
+    Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. So far, this is working out pretty well. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href="https://webhook.site/" target="_blank">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href="https://updown.io/" target="_blank">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href="https://usefathom.com/" target="_blank">Fathom Analytics</a> for website and app analytics. <br><br>
 
     Some superior services I'm working with recently are <a href="https://postmarkapp.com" target="_blank">Postmark</a> for sending transactional and broadcast emails, <a href="https://improvmx.com" target="_blank">ImprovMX</a> for flexibly receiving and forwarding email, <a href="https://www.usebouncer.com/" target="_blank">Bouncer</a> for validating and verifying email addresses, and <a href="https://deno.com/deploy" target="_blank">Deno Deploy</a> and <a href="https://www.netlify.com/" target="_blank">Netlify</a> for efficiently hosting websites.
   </p>
 
 nowpersonally: |
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-    For the past few months I have been so busy at work that I have not had time to do much personally. I feel like I'm behind, but I'm trying to stay positive! 🍀<br><br>
+    It has been a busy six months. At work we launched an office in May, and another in Oct, and I have been just struggling to feel really rested. I went to the US for a visit in Aug, but then felt completely "brain fogged" for a good 6 weeks. Not the best, from a mental health perspective, but I think that is past now. 🍀<br><br>
 
-    A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I really want to see Dune 2 in a theater. 😻<br><br>
+    A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I didn't see Dune 2 in a theater, but really enjoyed it on the TV. What a wonderful production; Villeneuve did a great job. 😻<br><br>
 
-    In May 2021, our Shiba "Maru" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href="http://www.petcaregreen.com/" target="_blank">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found "Green". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. 🙌🏻<br><br>
+    In May 2021, our Shiba "Maru" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href="http://www.petcaregreen.com/" target="_blank">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found "Green". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. He has a routine when he comes back: he rips his bedding out of his crate, and violently shakes it. 🫨<br><br>
 
-    Last year I got into hiking, after being cajoled into it by Daughter 1. I'd been hiking on some low hills around Kamakura, but she said "why don't we do some real mountain climbing". In June we went to Kurogi in Gunma, and although it kicked my butt, I got hooked and did a lot of climbing after that. It's great and not so expensive, so long as you don't go gear crazy.  <br><br>
+    This summer I just did not have time to go hiking at all, despite really liking it. Instead I just jogged a lot, and got some "barefoot sandals" from Xero to jog in, which was interesting. I'm wearing normal sneakers now as it's cold, but they feel totally weird under foot.  <br><br>
 
-    Our new house is still holding up well, also it's a bit worse for wear with Maru sometimes trying to eat the walls or floor. 😮‍💨 Our renters had a small dog, and when they moved out we found out that it had bitten the door frames in several places. In the end we are selling that land so we have an easier time during retirement. Having land in Japan just means you pay tax on it, and have to maintain it. The bamboo forest behind us had been sold, and finally last May, a "SD Create" pharmacy / small supermarket opened up. The traffic has not been a problem, and it's super convenient to have it there in the backyard, practically. It's like having a big refrigerator next door.   <br><br>
+    We are finally selling our land next door, but the buyer is grousing about whether they can actually buy it at the price they promised. Our point to selling it is, there's nothing on it, so it requires gardening maintenance throughout the warm months, and we have to pay tax on it. We are selling it to make our retirement easier, but there are some risks with having new houses then new people moving in. <br><br>
 
-    I continue to be impressed with my <a href="https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. <br><br>
+    I continue to be impressed with my <a href="https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. Now they have released a slightly bigger version, which I think I now "need". ⌨️<br><br>
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